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Tarantella
A remarkable example of early music therapy that originated in the region of Taranto, a city in southeastern Italy, in the 15th to 17th centuries. There it was believed that the bite of the tarantula spider, while not fatal, caused a dire…
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Show more- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) A life-threatening disease involving embolism and thrombosis (plugging) of the small blood vessels in the…
- Squamous cells Flat cells that look like fish scales. The word 'squamous' came from the Latin squama meaning 'the scale of a…
- TIA See Transient ischemic attack
- Fracture, torus A fracture in which one side of the bone bends, but does not actually break. Torus fractures normally heal on…
- Lissencephaly A brain malformation characterized by microcephaly and the lack of normal convolutions (folds) in the brain…
- Globe, pale Also called the globus pallidus, this is a pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. Globus is a Latin word…
- Morphea Skin changes that are localized to one or more patchy areas of skin that become hardened, dry, smooth and…
- Recuperate To recover health and strength. From the Latin recuperare meaning to regain, get back, recover. To recuperate…
- Erythema nodosum Erythema nodosum: An inflammatory reaction deep in the skin characterized by the presence of tender red lumps…
- Dextrose Better known today as glucose, this sugar is the chief source of energy in the body. Glucose is chemically…
- Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of lactate to pyruvate. This is an important step in energy…
- Library, cDNA A collection of DNA sequences generated from mRNA (messenger RNA) sequences. This type of DNA library…